#(as well as. obviously. being dangerous to service animals)

[blue-theservicedog]

*shouts from the rooftops* There are two questions in the USA that are not only legal but ENCOURAGED to ask if you are a non-pet-friendly location and someone brings a dog and you can legally kick out any animal that is not a service animal, whose handlers cannot answer those two questions, and in fact you can kick out an actual service animal if they’re having an off day or are unwell and their behavior is disruptive or unsafe (although in my experience usually proper SD handlers will remove themselves from the situation as soon as they realize)! So DO IT!

#ugh I’m sick of seeing my friends post about how they almost got attacked by fakes #and then the managers at whatever location telling them there’s nothing they can do #there IS there IS something you can do #and it is your OBLIGATION to do it! #I hate that it’s either ‘even a proper service animal gets kicked out (against the ADA)’ #or ‘we let all dogs in even though we’re not pet friendly’ (often a health code violation) #(as well as. obviously. being dangerous to service animals) #GAH #just follow the dadgum LAW people

[saintsenara]

honestly is there a single competent teacher at Hogwarts? Any teacher I can think of with more than 10 lines of dialogue is a pedagogical disaster. Very shippable disasters though, for which I am grateful because your page has made me giggle all week.

maybe Sprout.

honestly, anon? no.

that school is a basket case and the older i get the more my sympathy for cornelius fudge increases. imagine getting the call where dumbledore says "heyyyyy... so, i hired what i thought was an ex-auror who was retired from the service because of serious ptsd, gave him no teacher training, let him perform illegal curses on children for fun, and then it turns out he was an escaped convict trying to resurrect the dark lord all along. lmao."

i'd have devoted myself to trying to discredit him too.

and so, for fun and profit, i think it's only fair for us to establish an official competency ranking of the teaching staff at hogwarts during the period 1991-1998... points on for having a basic grasp of the material, points off for anyone who nearly dies in your class.

1. wilhelmina grubbly-plank, care of magical creatures

genuinely, professor grubbly-plank is the only person we meet in all seven books who seems to be an uncomplicatedly good teacher. she's got a series of well-defined lesson plans which feature a mixture of guided and independent study and which work in a tangible way towards exams, she has clear authority in the classroom but is never unreasonable or cruel, she's demonstrably able to lead a practical class which involves wild animals which might behave dangerously or unpredictably without there ever being any concerns about student safety, she takes an active pastoral role [such as when she helps heal hedwig's injured wing, reassuring harry enormously], she's collegial [she shares her lessons plans with hagrid in goblet of fire, and she refuses to criticise his teaching to umbridge], and she's admired by all of her pupils except harry [who is nonetheless begrudgingly forced to admit that she's incredibly good at her job].

plus, her aesthetic is iconic.

=2. filius flitwick, charms; pomona sprout, herbology

in joint second place, we have these two.

both sprout and flitwick spend canon seeming to be pretty good at their jobs - they have interesting lesson plans which seem to balance theoretical and practical work well and which prepare their pupils properly for exams, their pupils like them and enjoy their lessons, they're both excellent at the pastoral side of their jobs [sprout's gentle encouragement of neville is really lovely], and they're adored by their colleagues.

they lose marks for lax classroom discipline. harry, ron, and hermione are constantly yapping away in both charms and herbology - with harry and ron frequently failing to understand what they're supposed to be learning because they were too busy have a chat.

=4. remus lupin, defence against the dark arts; septima vector, arithmancy

two teachers here who earn their placement on the list by having one pupil who considers them life-alteringly inspiring.

for lupin, this is dean thomas - whose constant state of readiness to throw hands to defend his honour is one of his greatest character traits. for vector, it's hermione.

obviously, they're both well-qualified, well-prepared, engaging, and [at least in lupin's case, but i can't see why it wouldn't also be the case for vector] well-regarded by their colleagues.

they don't rank higher because lupin loses marks for endangering his students by not disclosing his knowledge that the presumed-to-be-a-death-eater sirius has a means of entering hogwarts without detection [i understand why he does this from a characterisation point of view, but it's inexcusable from a safeguarding one] and because vector teaches an elective subject which is implied to only attract bright, engaged pupils - and therefore has an easier time in the classroom than someone trying to get a student like crabbe through their exams.

5. minerva mcgonagall, transfiguration

in comes minnie mac at number five.

unsurprisingly, her solid curriculum, excellent classroom discipline, high-regard among her colleagues and pupils, support of student extracurricular activities, and investment in helping her pupils pursue the careers they want all give her points.

she loses marks, however, for the fact that she is so casually disdainful of pupils who aren't instinctively good at her subject - which suggests that she doesn't know how to adapt her material so it can be understood by every student she teaches. like dumbledore, she seems to have an identifiable favouritism for brilliant students - who she seems to permit to get away with much more than students she considers average or dull - which probably doesn't endear her to anyone who doesn't get that treatment.

on her pastoral approach, though, i don't think that it matters too much that she's not particularly nurturing - even though she's a head of house. she seems to be good at responding to genuine distress and managing genuine crises with empathy, and the "pull yourself together" vibes she takes in response to more trivial dramas is because she's a presbyterian scotswoman.

6. severus snape, potions & defence against the dark arts

the one on this list that i imagine will be controversial...

because snape is a dick in the classroom - not denying that - but he's also, in terms of his pupils' exam performance, clearly the most successful teacher in the entire school. he can fill his newt-level classes despite only admitting those with outstanding grades, and he expects every pupil he teaches to pass owl-level potions and seems not to be disappointed. hermione reveals that he does teach the theory of potions and the discipline's wider application - harry and ron just don't listen - and that she thinks his lessons are interesting.

snape loses marks - obviously - for his general vibe, although i think he should be allowed some leeway for his dickhead behaviour since potions is clearly a subject in which not paying attention and not being able to follow instructions properly is dangerous [hence why i've been a trevor hater since day one].

i suppose he should also be allowed some leeway because it's a genre requirement for a school story to have a theatrically evil teacher. but he's not getting it - since he clearly enjoys the role so much.

7. horace slughorn, potions

marks on for encouraging independent thinking and for clearly being able to hold a classroom's attention. marks off for not learning the names of pupils he's indifferent to, getting his favourite pupils drunk, and for having no follow-up questions to "hello, sir. i'd like to commit some murders."

8. charity burbage, muggle studies

entirely because i think it's genuinely admirable - and, indeed, far more admirable than the fact that the order of the phoenix all happily keep working for the state following voldemort's takeover - that she publishes an article in the daily prophet, to which her real name is attached, explicitly refuting blood-supremacist rhetoric when she must know that a blood-supremacist government is about to come into power.

marks off because the fact that even wizards who've taken her class appear to know fuck all about muggle society means that she can't be particularly good at her job.

9. firenze, divination

marks on because his pupils love him, marks off because that's a tremendously low bar to clear given... trelawney.

him telling his classes that divination is a bullshit, made-up subject is iconic, though.

10. "alastor moody", defence against the dark arts

i think it's genuinely impressive that he manages to go from being imprisoned under the imperius curse for a decade straight into planning a full year's lesson plans [which his pupils love] and doesn't have a breakdown.

marks off because of literally everything else.

=11. all the miscellaneous teachers: aurora sinistra, astronomy; silvanus kettleburn, care of magical creatures; bathsheba babbling, ancient runes

they seem fine.

14. rolanda hooch, flying

full respect to her for managing to wangle a full-time salary out of an annual workload made up of teaching one lesson [badly] and refereeing six quidditch matches.

15. quirinus quirrell, defence against the dark arts

all the proof those of us who hate professor riddle stories need that voldemort would have been a dogshit teacher, if he can't even get his meat-puppet to inspire a room full of eager eleven-year-olds in a subject which is about the coolest ways possible to kill people.

=16. cuthbert binns, history of magic; sybill trelawney, divination

they're terrible, obviously, but the fact that they remain in their jobs despite being so clearly incompetent is entirely dumbledore's fault. are you not giving the staff performance reviews, albus? come on now.

18. dolores umbridge, defence against the dark arts

umbridge deserves to be in prison, but she did at least bother to plan out a curriculum.

=19. gilderoy lockhart, defence against the dark arts; rubeus hagrid, care of magical creatures

both victims of dumbledore's "lol this will be so funny" era of hiring practices. both deservedly regarded as completely fucking incompetent by all but one defiant brownnoser. both possessing jazzy taste in textbooks.

21. amycus carrow, defence against the dark arts

he beats his sister simply because his pupils do appear to know how to perform the unforgivable curses correctly.

22. alecto carrow, muggle studies

literally nothing positive can be said.

#asks answered #where is ofsted? #albus... get the performance improvement plans out babe... #educational decrees they could never make me hate you #safeguarding tonite? safeguarding tonite queen?

[tokoyamisstuff]

Dad! Mark Hoffman HC's

A/N: Thanks for all of your Requests! I'll try and get them done over the holidays.

In the meantime a lil' treat for you.

Before the death of his sister and involuntarily association with a serialkiller, it had been Mark's absolute dream to have a family of his own someday - sadly, life happened and he deemed himself undeserving after everything he had done.

The two of you are an open secret to anyone, yet were never official - even though you were basically living like a married couple for a long time already.

You knew he was terribly afraid of commitment, so as long as he never had to label your relationship as such, he could continue lying to himself.

So obviously, when you realize that you had become pregnant despite precautions, you panic.

How would he even react to the news? Furious? Afraid? Indifferent?! Either way, you were certain his fight or flight instinct would kick in.

You had already made up your mind, yet don't dare confronting him directly - but hey, he can't really blame you.

He'll find the positive test on his bathroom sink, together with a letter from you explaining that you intend to keep the child but him not having any responsibilities shall he not want to.

You don't hear from him for days and it breaks your heart - until he suddenly appears at your doorstep with a bonquet and a bigass stuffed animal.

Tells you he needed to settle some things which definetly involved murdering Jigsaw and any other possible danger before he could face you again, but from now on he'll always be here for you and the baby.

This will be the first time he'll actually open up about how much you meant to him all this time - yet the fear to lose you as well made him keep his distance.

You'll end up having a long talk throughout the night, just lying in each other's arms and speaking about both your worries and wishes for the future.

Afterwards Hoffman will make a whole 180, turning his life around from this day onwards. Immediately becomes sober and gets his shit together. Time to become a functional human being!

Man is unrecognizeable in his efforts. No more half-assed bonds, asks you to move in with him in a better part of the town as soon as possible. You won't get rid of him anymore.

He's not really a fan of marriage, but reconsiders because it'd be easier to care for each other, at least officially. Good luck convincing him to host an actual wedding ceremony, though. Most likely only celebrates with your close family and some mutual friends.

Is really traditional with other values, however. Shall you not want to keep working, he'll be so happy to provide. And damn, you'll be taken good care of!

Backrubs, feet massages, holding your belly or bringing your cravings - Mark's love language is acts of service!

Sadly misses most of the appointments du to working his ass off, but hell make it up in other ways. At least tries to come to some birth prep classes.

It's hilarious seeing this gloomy old man so invested in baby-stuff. He is so clueless, but gives it his utmost to learn.

Mark is an overthinker, after all. Makes plans and preparations years in advance. The house will be baby-proof before you even hit the second trimester.

More overthinking. What if there's still students of Jigsaw alive, after all? And even if there isn't, as a cop his family would always be in danger! This man has seen so many traumatizing things in this cruel world, he will go to any lenght to protect you.

Underneath this behavior he's actually afraid to be a bad father due to his past. Sure, he cared for his sister a while but a baby is on a whole different level. He never got to experience what a real family is like, so he is both incredibly excited and scared.

Contemplates leaving the state to somewhere safer, but only if you want to. You have family there, after all.

Will shamelessly beg you to name this child after his sister, shall it become a girl. At least only the second name, pretty please?

Discovers that your pregnant state is a huge turn-on for him. Cant take his hands off of you, gosh you make him weak. Would've never thought you could become any more attractive but there you are, proving him wrong!

Definetly gains some weight together with you during the pregnancy. Jokes about his belly almost being bigger than yours.

Advocates for you in the hospital. Your body, you decide how it's done. Good for you this man is used to seeing worse. He won't leave your side even for a second, like a guard dog until you're discharged.

Definetly cries when holding his child for the first time. Utters neverending words of gratitude and adoration at both of you.

Is a little hesistant to handle the child at the beginning. I can imagine him being way more comfortable as soon as it can hold it's own head and he's safe to play with them.

Tries to take some time off of work until you're feeling well enough to be on your own. He'll take good care of the household and your healing body.

My man is old, let him rest. The nights really are killing him, no coffee in the world will help.

Enjoys bonding with the baby so much! He could look at it all day, and gosh as soon as you show him how to babywear you probably never get it back except for feedings lol

He's one of those dad's who has his whole wallet full of photos of you and the baby. Will proudly show them everyone at every possibility - may they want to or not, they'll have to listen about how amazing you are.

In the end Mark will always say that you and the family you gave him has saved him in more than one way - and you were blissfully unaware about the extent of that statement.

#saw #mark hoffman #mark hoffman x reader #self insert #writing #headcanon

[survivalist-anon]

Log 2: Living Under a Rock

It's been a week since my drop-off at the hospital....no surprise I've been having trouble sleeping, I got some work leave from my boss at the nature reserve.....god damn I'm fucking tired.

Local folks both new to the town and old friends have been pandering for questions.

Some of the local middle schoolers kept fallowing me to my work place asking me about the metal guy. I simply told them I shot him in the eye, than he exploded.....I wasn't expecting those annoying brats to tell other kids about it. Obviously the local pastor (Mark) has been sending his goons to come to my cabin to convince me to come to church for the sake of saving my soul and all that "lovely" jazz. I told them I literally may have met the devil, shot him in the eye, exploded , and now he's dead and thus to leave me alone.

Some folks are a little more respectful and just ask me about more personal things. Got recommended a therapist who just moved to town named Miss Jenny Oakley, nice lady, smiles all the time and has an impressive 3 PhDs in psychology and mental health medication. She's been helping me get through the whole thing and believes I'll be able to make a speedy recovery. She trusts my resolve and that's good in my book.

....now "Newly appointed Deputy" Jeff (my ex-boyfriend) apparently thinks he can just give me the presidential treatment. He keeps following my car EVERYWHERE. I feel like nuisance now this has happened, people keep staring at me when Jeff just follows me at this point. You'd think after our falling out he'd have the self respect to be a little less...creepy about it. He's stopped by my cabin to keep checking up on me....I wonder if he thinks it's going to be like in the movies where estranged lovers get back together if something happens....jokes on him... I do not need a guy who has tried to convince me to move to Ohio and insult my family's cultural background to boot. Asshole.

Anyways, I've been hanging out at this new coffee shop that's just opened up...it's cozy, sells actual homemade pastries and the coffee is pretty good. Finally, a nice third place. I've noticed more people around my age go there too .... however I've noticed one group constantly eyeing me from across the shop every time I go...they call themselves the "Marine Spotters"...I have no fucking idea what that intels, one of them came up to my table, had the audacity to sit down in front of me like he knew me.....

"So..........you saw one?", the unshaven neck beard asked.

".......you know you could have asked to sit down and I would have said yes but fine go off Gabe Newell.", I'm not usually this hostile but things have gotten tense for while....I wouldn't blame anyone for being upset at me for it either.

"heheh very funny, anyway, my name is Benedict Grabowski. I'm the local expert in these "big metal men "....I see based on your description you've seen a "Black Legion" marine. A level 3 on the danger scale and are quite rare in these parts.", he adjusts his glasses. "The fact you even survived a harrowing encounter with one is without a doubt a life achievement and a free ticket admission to our organization!", handing me a business card with some edgy cartoon spaceman, it had his phone number, email address and an actual address...it was the abandoned mineral mine not too far from the animal reserve I work at....

"I hope your membership will prove to be of great use to us.", concluding with a smug look on his jolly face.

I sat there ready to throw this guy from window I was seated next to....but I'm certain the shop owners wouldn't be too pleased.

".....why the .org?"

He acted confused, "I beg your pardon?".

"...the .org....on your email address....you don't work for the Tillamook station do you? I told them I don't know shit.", took a frustrated sip of my coffee.

He laid back, "well...I...what one would call....a "white hat hacker"....my services in online server hacking, government surveillance and hehe...not to brag...a national code cracking champion of the Tokyo Code Breaker competition. I actually am...not a huge fan of our corporate federal overlords and I only desire for their inevitable downfall through me tanking their stocks."...

I literally was sitting across to a felon....

"so ..with your epic survival skills, my tech mastery and my collaborators", he points to his original table of collected individuals; a heavyset goth girl, the kid of one of the local beef farmers and one creepy guy I remember being the weird kid in highschool.

"Hi Steven.", I wave to him.

"Hi Lorey!", he waves and gives his creepy grin that in through literally means nothing to me. He does it for a cheap bit that I'm certain Jeff already knows and is dieing to catch him for something.

By this point Benedict was actually shocked I knew Steven. "What?! I thought you just moved here!"

I chuckled a little, "I use to live here, I know the area rather well but it's changed a bit since I was last here back in 2003. Also....what the shit is this all about?". I point to the business card.

His shocked expression transforms back into that stupid 'big shot cool guy' look. "Well, we spot those big metal men. Turns out....these anomalous entities are actually appearing throughout the whole planet. All of them of variety and....motives....". He looks around, takes out a folder of the ever lovable 'blurry photographic evidence' one would expect looking for cryptids. "Behold. Humanoids who walk amongst us!".

Im staring at the photos, one struck me to my core ....the big black and bronze one I saw being blown to chunks...the one that killed Grandpa.

"ah...I see...so it was that one.", leaning towards me closer....I can smell the fucking butter from his croissant he ate at his table. "If you need us...call us....", he decided to leave a second card....ok....."anyway, surprised?"

I was a lot more than surprised....I must have been living under a rock...."yeah....I am."

After that I decided to go home. On the ride back, I couldn't help but wonder if Benedict was telling the truth... about them being everywhere...that's a scary thought in all honesty.

I get out my car and took one long glance at my Grandpa's cabin. His only inheritance to my mom. When I said the funeral was a mess, it was an absolute garbage fire because on the same day we had his will reading. His most valuable possession in his will was this cabin, and boy was my aunt pissed she didn't get the property. At least Mom had the last laugh, anyway....as I was remembering that day....I noticed something that sent shivers up and down my spine.

A blood trail....it looked like it came from the forest behind the property, up the steps and on to my doormat. I get out of the car, cautiously, for I all know whom ever left this bloody mess is close by.

It was a huge leather sack, sealed tight with...a red wax in the opening. It was leaking a lot, I was hesitant to open it, but the blood smelt familiar. "....it can't be....", I tore off the hard wax, the gamey stink of deer was permeating throughout the porch. Opening the sack, I saw what could be weeks worth of meat. I was stunned! All nicely cut and cleaned ...I tried lifting the sack without getting some blood on me...failed...and brought it to the cellar freezer. As I placed the meat in the freezer, I saw there was a note on the bag I hadn't noticed....it was a handwritten note for certain....but I had no idea what was written on it. Again, Nordic ruins were present...but it was mixed with another language...I took medieval history a short while back and had the privilege of almost learning how to read medieval texts....it was close to it...and yet... completely unreadable for me.

I set the note on a table and save it for later.

Everything has been so strange lately.

The hours pass, and I finally decided to do some digging....this has to be some...real life ARG or something....it's either a dedicated group of cosplayers....or... something is really out there...it's so uncanny....

End of log 2

@kit-williams

#space marine husbandry #space marines #warhammer 40k #survival log

[bluepeachstudios]

Ghost's Birthday 2

Ghost's Birthday Masterpost

What is Plan Mauve? You chose to take Ghost out to the Natural History Museum to make up for missing his birthday.

"Where are you taking me?" Ghost asked, his mask twisted to cover his eyes as Raph led him along. He was wearing several layers of clothing and a facemask to hide his status as a mutant turtle.

"The point of a surprise is that you don't know where you're going, Cas," Mikey answered.

"I don't like surprises," Ghost muttered.

"We never would have guessed, he said sarcastically." Donnie rolled his eyes.

"Don't worry so much, Big Papa!" Leo insisted. "We've got the best plan, you're gonna love the shell out of this!"

"That just makes me more nervous," Ghost sighed. "What have you been planning? Why'd you have me bundle up like this?"

"Just a bit further," Mikey said excitedly.

Leo opened up the manhole cover and hopped out as Raph put Ghost up against the ladder to climb. Ghost did so hesitantly, obviously not pleased with being unable to see.

"Come on," Leo insisted, taking his arm as Ghost paused at the top. "Trust us!"

They all climbed out and Leo reached up to correct Ghost's mask, allowing him to see.

"Tada!" The four of them sang, holding out their hands towards the building in the distance. The American Museum of Natural History.

Ghost stared, his eyes wide and mouth slightly open. The boys watched him with anticipation.

"It's dangerous-" Ghost started slowly, though his eyes stayed locked on the museum.

"So is everything else," Leo dismissed. "And this is for your, Casper!"

"Because we missed your birthday," Mikey added.

Ghost's expression softened. "Ah... No, I... I don't celebrate."

"Well, you do now!" Raph announced, pushing Ghost along by the shoulders.

"We're disguised, you're disguised," Donnie listed. "I have the blueprints for the entire museum, including vents, service halls and stairs, and all exits. Besides that, this is the only way that I'll ever be able to go see a planetarium show."

He looked up at Ghost with stars and excitement in his eyes and Ghost near-instantly melted at the look. He relented. "Fine," He murmured, bumping his shoulder lightly against Donnie's. "But everyone stays together. No wondering off."

"Yes!" The boys cheered.

Raph led the way, buying the tickets with the money Splinter had offered for them to spend with Ghost. Ghost stayed tucked out of sight, and Leo, Mikey and Donnie stood around him like bodyguards until it was time to go inside.

The time they'd chosen was carefully planned to be the least busy part of the day, with no school trips or large groups booked. The entry hall was fairly empty when they walked in, the four boys surrounding Ghost as a shield.

"Oooh, map," Mikey cooed, going over to it immediately. Ghost followed after him, looking over it.

"Where do you want to go first?" Raph asked Ghost.

"You guys can choose," Ghost murmured. "Wherever you want to go."

"That's not the point, Gogo!" Mikey complained. "This is for you! To make up for missing your birthday!"

"You don't know when it is."

"Yeah, but you've been with us for way longer than a year," Leo looped his arm around Ghost's shoulders. "We've missed, like, several birthdays at this point. So you pick."

Ghost was silent for a moment as his eyes flickered over the map. He shook his fists at his side, which made the boys all look at each other with excited grins. Ghost was enjoying this.

"There's too many places," Ghost said finally. "You guys pick. I'll be happy wherever we go."

"The Cosmic Pathway and the planetarium!" Leo said excitedly, pointing to it. "Can you imagine watching Jupiter Jim Sails the Seven Galaxies in a planetarium? That's the dream, buddy."

"I want to go see the dinosaurs!" Mikey insisted.

"Can we see the animals, too?" Raph asked hopefully.

"There's a lot of animals, Raph," Donnie answered flatly.

"I know," Raph defended. "Raph wants to see 'em!"

"I'd rather see the insectarium," Donnie rubbed his hands together. "They have one of the world's largest leafcutter ant displays and I must witness it."

#tmnt #tmnt ghost in the shell #Ghost's Birthday cyoa #rottmnt #tmnt 2003

[celibate-batjokes-mpreg-yaoi-911]

Hi! It seems people in your notes are having a difficult time wrapping their heads around this, so allow me to lay it out simply:

Pregnancy does make you less efficient of a worker during the entire term of the pregnancy, as well as some time after birth, particularly for jobs that require physical labor or exposure to chemicals (includes art, animal care, or sanitation). It's a very draining and fragile process.

A few cases of a pregnant woman doing her job regularly does not change this. For every case of a pregnant woman working as normal you do see, how many cases of pregnant women struggling to work or dropping out of the work force do you not see? The narrative that you can "have it all" is a patriarchal one that suggests women have no excuse to not become pregnant/have kids.

The issue with pregnant women not being desirable as hires is not that pregnant women are seen as less desirable hires in of itself (as pregnancy is a short-term disability that does make for less efficient, more needy employees), it is that working is the only way society allows people to survive without relying on other individuals. In the case of pregnant women, the role of beneficiary in the case of inability to work is almost always the man who got her pregnant. This is obviously a dangerous position to be put in.

Pregnancy and birth (especially repeated pregnancy and birth) often (if not always) come with long-term effects on the physical health of the women who go through the processes. In many cases, this will make these women less efficient workers in fields that require manual labor, even well after their last pregnancy has ended.

Women are pressured to become wives/mothers by the patriarchy from the moment they are born into this world through both explicit and implicit means. We are told the only way to attain happiness or comfort is by partnering with men and having kids, and that if we do neither of these things we will be miserable and alone. Some of us are outright forced to marry and have children. Because of this, we should still empathize with and help mothers; at the end of the day, every pregnant woman and mother is still a female who experiences female oppression just like the rest of us, after all.

That being said, women who "try to have it all" (career and motherhood) often contribute to employment discrimination for all women. If employers have no way to tell whether a woman applying for work will become the variety of woman that is less efficient and more needy as an employee, they will simply choose to hire less women altogether.

And finally, no, having childcare be evenly split between women and men won't stop mothers from being less desired employees--it will simply put fathers in the same position (technically equality, but it's not a good outcome by any means). Parents that effectively take care of their children will request more pay and more time off, particularly while the child is an infant. Saying "well the workplace should just hire daycare staff" once again suggests putting additional financial burden on the business for the sake of its employees' choice to have children. Pregnancy and children will always require additional resources that cannot be provided out of thin air, and the responsibility for that will almost certainly never be taken up by companies, which exist entirely to provide specific services and/or turn a profit.

This is an intersection between feminism and standard human rights to live being tied to labor (when that tie is needless in the modern day), and people insisting businesses give pregnant women and mothers "more of a chance" and "more resources to be able to work (in certain fields/businesses)" are missing the forest for the trees. What they're asking for is effectively saying, "we should be providing resources to disabled people to make it so that they can do labor they're not suitable for (for their ability to live)," instead of just realizing maybe accessibility isn't the actual issue here.

Sorry that this is so long, it's a complicated subject. Complicated enough that I feel even this is missing some major points and articulation. Before I stop, though, I will note that there will (likely) inevitably be some people who will misinterpret this as me saying women become "useless or incapable (of anything)" once they become pregnant, when that's not the case at all. But, speaking as a woman with a disability, some of us are just less suited to many kinds of work, and that doesn't make us "lesser," nor does our ability to do labor for others dictate our worth or how much we deserve to live, be loved/respected, or have support. And, much like with TRAs, many will choose to say, "well conservatives say (similar things)," without realizing the motivation, intent, and beliefs in how to "solve" the issue are completely different. A conservative would believe that a woman should be subservient to and reliant on the man who got her pregnant. I believe she should have the resources to live, support herself while pregnant (or support her child/children), and pursue personal interests without needing to do labor she's not suited for while she's not suited for it (or labor at all).

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#ask

[radically-bitter-coffee]

I want to watch chainsaw man but I'm worried it will be misogynistic, thoughts?

Hi! I watched Chainsaw Man some time ago so I might be forgetting some things but overall, in terms of misogyny, Chainsaw Man's worst problem is the sexualization/fan service obviously, with how the protagonist's main goal is to just get laid. All the main female cast have some moments of fan service with plot sprinkled in.

Personally, I didn't mind it. Most (I say most in case I'm forgetting something, but I mean all,) fan service scenes look comfortable for the female character in question, with them usually innitiating it, so they're not super uncomfortable scenes. There are some that are definitely weird, (Two of the main characters use the protagonist's attraction to them as leverage to ask him favours, (this somewhat also happens in the manga but the anime hasn't come that far)) but in terms of fan service it's probably the least degrading way one could go about it.

A scene that surprised me was that we see a female character talk about how she was only working in a highly dangerous field because she didn't want to do prostitution. It was surprising to hear from a male author, is all.

There's no "boys are better than girls" type misogyny. We get plenty of competent women. We get intimidating female villains that aren't just femdoms (along with ones who Are femdoms, though).

There is some to be said about one character in particular, although that one is spoilers, so if you don't mind that feel free to send in another ask or a dm :)

Overall, like I said, I didn't mind the sexualisation much in Chainsaw Man. It's not like those totally random "the wind blew up her skirt!!!" moments, where the character is unwilling. It's just a part of the story on account of these women being adults. The characters are expanded on and have their own stories going on. Competent women Exist without the fact they're women having to be mentioned all the time to prove something. I enjoyed it quite a lot and continued the manga as well. I do recommend it and I hope you like it anon :)

#if any of you gyns have anything to add PLEASE do irs been a while aince I watched chainsaw man #coffee time #chatting over coffee #radblr #weebfem #chainsaw man

[m0nsterqzzz]

alr ima rant and it's genuinely gonna make me sound crazy.

so when i was 13, my mom told me if i got in one more fight, she'd throw me out on the streets. (she uses that a lot. don't ask) anyway, me being me, i said, "DO IT! I DARE YOU!".

that night, i came up with a plan.

this is my thought process at 13:

pack a big but not to big bag with clothes and other necessities. If i leave at like 2am, I'll be far gone by the time anyone notices.

we lived in a small town, and i knew a lot of people, which meant I knew several highschoolers willing to sell me burner phones for cheap. I will get only important numbers. as much as it hurts, my siblings aren't part of that. destroy my old phone because they easily track that.

we have a Amtrak 25 minutes away. I'll bike there. I'm athletic, so i can get there fast and not be too tired. It doesn't cost extra to take my bike on, so I'll take that with me.

A ticket cost about 50 dollars just to get on the train according to my cousin, and it's possible to get one just to get on and then ride it until i run out of money.

you need verification of identity to get on, so show them your military id. thats government verification. They'll ask questions about your age, but unlike the airport, they allow people over 13 to get on without parents.

so thats that. I'll set aside a certain amount of money, and once I'm out of that, I'll get off the train. Hopefully I'll be a bit away.

im trans (known since i was 11) so i would just go by my boy name (current name) CJ and tell everyone I was a boy. I'd cute my hair, and everyone will know me as CJ. it'll be harder for people in my old life to find me.

Homeless shelters ask for verification and won't give you help if you don't tell them your info or your parents info, so they can't help.

a hotel is the same way, but a motel is a lot less stern.

my druggie aunt used to stay at this trashy cheap one near the freeway, and according to my mom, it was about 35 a night. That's at least a few nights I can stay, and during those times, I'll find work.

Obviously, since I'm young, nobody will hire me, epically without parents around.

So a babysitter, gardener, or pet sitter is the choice. One of those. I have two dogs at home (this was the hardest part of the plan. i didn't wanna leave them, but you cant bring dogs that aren't service animals onto the train and i couldn't even pretend they were) so I'm good with dogs, and I'm just naturally good with kids.

though it's unknow, these actually pay quite a lot. About enough to pay for one night at the motel after every job and food from dollar tree. no need to be fancy.

I may have to spend a few nights on the street, but I will sit in a 24 hour Dennys until they kick me out and then I'll sleep outside it. There is always people in that, so they can probably protect me. If not, I've been taking karate since I was 3. I can defend myself, and truly just pray all goes well.

a few years later, I'll be 16, and it'll be easier to get a better job to afford a better life (probably a little hard because of no school but it's fine). I'll still live in the motel, but at least I won't be surviving off scraps and garbage. At that point, I may have sold my bike for extra money. if not, that's how I'll get around.

then, at 18, I'll have been saving up money for a few years and will probably have enough to splurge on a fancier motel thats less dangerous. By then, people will have hopefully stopped looking for me, and I can live in peace.

Me now:

and did you think about taxes kid?

so in conclusion, I know we all had a time when we walked down the street with a suitcase and stuffed animal and said we were running away. this was mine.

#CJ rants #now realizing just how crazy i sound #please tell me someone else did this too. #please. #DO NOT TAKE THIS AS ADVICE. #I NEVER ACTUALLY DID IT #SO I DONT KNOW IF IT WORKS. #DONT RISK GETTING IN MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE LAW

[tanxiang-genshin-pokemon]

Ok, let’s see here, how am I going to do this…oh, I got it!

Hey everyone, my name is Tánxiāng Rambelgard! My mom is half Liyuese and half Inazuman, and my dad is half Mondstater and half Snezhnayan! We live in a village in a sort of weird neutral zone between a few regions, partly because dad’s alcohol business may not have been the most, um, legal? Anyway, we’re nearer to Sumeru and I got to study at the Akademiya!

I study Pokemonology, similar to one of the other me’s in the rotomblr multiverse, so I am somewhat like what you guys would call a Professor. I still don’t really know what they are, but I just know they’re called Pokemon

Pokemon kinda just showed up out of nowhere and I figured that, if I could study them, I would either make a name for my family or create a new field of study, like how architecture and biology are fields of work and study. I managed to get it to be considered a crossway between about half of the six Darshans, but the way these creatures are basically caused a BIG fight between, um, almost all the sages. Biology/Amurta, Spantamad/Alchemy and Ley Lines, and Aetiology/Vahumana kinda didn’t know what to make of this new, well, thing. None of the sages did. Since I was “new blood”, passed an entry exam, and was just lucky enough to have kinda befriended one, I think it’s a Sylvee? I don’t know, I’m just going by the sounds they make. But all that kinda made the sages put me in charge of this with help from one student from each school/Darshan until this fully settles into one or two categories instead of being in this weird ambiguous mess.

Definitely feel out of place being the daughter of what’s basically a liquor-runner and a former teahouse tea-farmer in a group of people who had parents with some expectations of them getting higher education outside of trade work. Yes, my mom was a tea-farmer for a teahouse.

//OOC under the cut

So, her personality is that she’s extremely friendly, sometimes unnervingly so. She just grew up with watching her family go through a lot and so anyone she considers “safe”, basically meaning they’re not friends but she knows or perceives them as being accepting and possible sources of assistance in a time of need, or a friend or ally, she wants to at least help when she can, though it’s usually food related. She is very observant and her “singing ear”/left ear can pick up on one’s pulse just by being within normal conversation proximity, wanted there to be a backup explanation for why she knows what she does.

Her service cat is based on my very real service cat, just slightly more exaggerated for entertainment purposes.

Characters she has deemed “safe” or allies: Diluc, AlHaitham, Kaveh, Tighnari and all associated with him, and Candace. “Allies”: Amber, Jean, Zhongli, Cyno, and most of the anemo and geo vision holders in general, she just vibes with them. “Friends”: razor, lisa, kinda Kaeya, and Gaming. Everyone else she is friendly but uncertain about for one reason or another.

Suggestive is ok, no overtly nsfw, no underage ships just on principle, minirs dni suggestive content.

Ok, so this is set right after the vison hunt decree was made, and therefore AlHaitham is not the Grand Sage and is still the Scribe, Zhongli is still Morax, Fontaine is still in danger, BUT the Stormterror threat is gone.

I am working with a canon without The Traveler purely because the timeline is not the most well defined and I am just not dealing with that.

I won’t do a crossover rp unless initiated, otherwise it will be treated as a normal genshin rp.

No teams, but I will keep Sylph the sylveon, Kagehime the umbreon, and Joan the eevee as each consistent AU “team”. I used the Chinese word for Sandalwood because Sandalo is spanish for sandalwood and is part of the scientific name for the tree.

I will be referring to the different Pokemon by their cries in the anime because obviously people in Teyvat, just having the things show up, wouldn’t know what these are

#rotomblr #pokemon #rp blog #pokemon rp #genshin rp #genshin impact #genshin au

[dailycharacteroption]

Creature Corner: Undead part 2

(art by Irina Krivosheeva on Artstation)

 Allies

 The undead is not a place one usually expects to find allies, but it’s not impossible. Like we said yesterday, the undead have the potential for a lot of interesting backstories, which ultimately tie to their undead state. With that in mind, today we’ll go over a few good examples of how undead might be allies to the party.

 The most obvious way to have undead allies is to make them yourself or bind them under your control with the necromantic arts. Now, obviously you have to be a necromancer to do this, and be of dubious moral character since, as we discussed yesterday, animating and controlling the dead, in addition to the crimes of subverting the will of a sapient being and defiling corpses, is already a dark act due to the way that Pathfinder explains how it works, with the twisting of the energies of life and death into an unnatural and dangerous state. Either way, animate dead can create skeletons, zombies, beheaded, and other minor undead, while create undead can create stronger entities. However, stronger undead are not automatically under the creator’s control, requiring binding spells unless you can negotiate with them for service. This is especially dangerous with classes and archetypes that can create undead but not necessarily control them, such as the reanimator alchemist.

However, there is at least one type of undead that is not constantly struggling with (or surrendering to) darker urges, and that is the ghost. Most non-evil ghosts have a vested interest in being freed from the fetters that bind them, making it in their best interests to ally with sympathetic adventurers and heroes. In fact, ghostly victims of the main baddy of a dungeon are a favorite way for GMs to slip in an ally in the middle of a dungeon that can help, but not too much. Similar bound undead might also be useful in this regard as well.

Of course, undead do not need to be good or even non-evil to be allies. After all, some undead are driven by revenge or a vendetta. A revenant avenging their murder, a vampire seeking to depose a rival or even an old master, a lich who understands the danger of another evil, and so on. All of the above and more might temporarily ally themselves with the party if it means achieving their goal. Whether or not they will betray the party, or even stave off their dark hungers long enough to see it through, however, is another story.

And then there are plenty of undead that may simply have complex motivations. Some may be staving off their urges or easing them with clever outlets, such as a ghoul only wanting to feed on the flesh of other ghouls. Others may instead have deep backstories and motivations which supercede those hungers when it really matters, but there is always the question of for how long.

Also, keep in mind that while the stuff about undeath being an abomination of the cosmos and a violation of funerary rites in most civilizations, remember that that’s only expressly true in the core Lost Omens setting. Some societies may have different relationships with their dead, including the iruxi in 2nd edition with their undead ossature guardians that rip themselves out of the walls they were interred inside to defend their descendants. Meanwhile, entirely different settings may have a different explanation for how undeath works, such as necromancers that help keep the dead out of trouble and doing good work until they can finally move on, and so on.

 With that, I think we have allies pretty well-covered, but tomorrow we’ll look at the undead through their more traditional role of antagonists!

#pathfinder #creature corner #undead

[mamamittens]

WELP, Christmas was nice! Great to see my brother again and I collected all the animal crossing museum shit except the art pieces but that's not something I can force without an excessive amount of effort so like, I'm good lol

Ah, hopefully I can gather the energy to do an event piece tomorrow. Orders slowed down and we get out at our normal time so I guess we'll have to see. There's hope yet I'll finish them all before 2024 lol

Ramble time, you know the drill lmao

So, there's a fun thing I used to experience often when I actually left my house where I was typically mistaken for a guy. A younger, possibly cute guy if that hilarious encounter in highschool is any indication (I'm a bit blind to my own level of attractiveness, not going to lie, which is a pretty big step up from hating it.... Anyway!)

Something about my relaxed posture, baggy hoodie, and short hair. Not entirely sure, but it is impressive given the fact that I've had a considerable bust size since early high school. I assume they never looked closely at my side profile lol

Anyway! It would be fun to adapt that a tad for Nikia, but more cause with that devil fruit able to adjust her size. I imagine she'd have an easier time taking a leadership role while presenting more masculine, even if it's incidental. Especially since she's not typically confrontational.

The change isn't something she needs to hold onto, thankfully, but it is more relaxing to settle into her natural form. So there's no danger of her forgetting what she actually looks like. Usually reserved for when she's locked into her cabin for snowstorms alone. Curling up in her freshly preened wings.

Her usual 'work mode' appearance is smaller bust (less weight jostling about during motion, did you know that you can break your collar bone with sufficiently sized tits when running? Horrifying), taller, and snapping open her natural wingspan when she wants to cut an argument short. It tends to scare the shit out of people when paired with an RBF and her wings going from little cherub size to dwarfing her frame in a fraction of a second (steam slipping from her teeth from the sudden change).

Hella whiplash when she uses her customer service voice. Really freaks people out more and she abuses this to throw people off when they're being difficult.

Unfortunately, with her own cabin and few reasons to socialize with people, her social skills get pretty rusty. Including the habit she usually has of exaggerating her expressions to clarify her intent or communicate. She still does it, but not as often as she should, so she's left faltering a little when people act negatively to her when she's trying to lighten the mood. She means well though, she's just not big on strangers being around her a lot.

This difficulty expressing and communicating emotions also unfortunately means that she has a hard time controlling her temper when it finally runs loose. Often getting overwhelmed and crying before shutting down. Obviously, she prefers to avoid this when possible, so tries to maintain a chill attitude that skews towards permissive. Mostly by accident.

This attentiveness towards her temper is also why she doesn't typically participate in competitive incidents as she's aware that her attitude is less than favorable during these events. Her difficulty with a social filter can often lead to her saying very harsh things without thinking.

All this leads to quite the unexpected series of events leading up to Marineford, as she doesn't fully trust herself to go rouge, doesn't believe she was the right to handle Teach, and struggles to cope with the (perceived) loss.

#mittens update #one piece oc #mittens rambles #back on my bullshit

[uncxntrxllable]

@wexarethewalkingxdead sent:

WHAT - 7. What’s the first thing we’d see in your fridge? WHY - 13. If you could live in a movie or movie franchise, which would it be? Why? 20. Why are you really RPing? WHO - 26. If you were a superhero, who would be your archenemy? 29. Who are your favourite characters? 30. When you go for a meal with friends, who pays? How do you split the bill? WHEN - 31. When was the last time you did something for someone and what was it? Did you have a motive behind it or was it something you did out of being genuine? WHERE - 42. Where would you go for a holiday if it was your last chance to on this earth? 48. If you could time travel, where and when would you go? HOW - 53. How would you respond if someone is rude to you or has done you wrong? 57. Name one or two other hobbies apart from writing you have. How did you get into them?

What’s the first thing we’d see in your fridge? Eggs. The egg cartons are like right there in your face. It's always the first thing my eyes look at when I open the fridge!

If you could live in a movie or movie franchise, which would it be? Why? How To Train Your Dragon because, dragons, need I say more? I want a dragon.

Why are you really RPing? I love writing, I love making up characters and I just... Love it. All of it. It's so much fun, it's a great escape from my horribly boring very human life. I really love writing stories with people, even if it's just tiny threads, small things, but sometimes it's the little things that mean the most.

If you were a superhero, who would be your archenemy? Anyone and absolutely everybody who is cruel to animals. I am coming for you. You have a one way ticket to the sun.

Who are your favourite characters? Oh, a toughie... Alita - Alita Battle Angel, Stitch - Lilo and Stitch, Katherine - The Vampire Diaries, Malia, Lydia and Stiles - Teen Wolf, Spider Man but I like the one in The Amazing Spider Man, REX THE BEST BOY on Hudson and Rex, Daenerys - Game of Thrones (season 8 doesn't exist). I could keep going but I'll stop there!

When you go for a meal with friends, who pays? How do you split the bill? Uhhh well, I don't have any friends to go out with for a meal so... But back when I did have friends to do that with, everybody paid for their own food. We ain't got money for one person to pay for everybody, we on disability lol, you want it you buy it. If it's cheap enough I have occasionally paid for something small but, I really don't have the money to cover other people's meals.

When was the last time you did something for someone and what was it? Did you have a motive behind it or was it something you did out of being genuine? Haha. Funny story actually. Well it's not funny at all but... Just bare with me here. TW: dog in danger but is saved. I was on a hike with an ex-friend with our dogs during winter, both of our dogs are our service dogs. Her dog went down to an ice covered river (like half the river was covered in thick ass ice and the other half not) and her dog fell through the ice. I yeeted myself instantly into the water to grab her 50-60 pound dog out of the water before he went underneath the giant sheet of thick ass ice. I froze my butt off, I had cuts everywhere, but her dog was safe so that's all that mattered. Her dog would have definitely drowned if I hadn't reacted so quickly. The motive was "save the fucking dog." Well, not long after this, she turned on me, like just so suddenly became so rude towards me, and she called animal control on me TWICE because I opened up to her about struggling to afford a $4000 surgery for my dog. Among other things. So yeah, ex-friend. That's what ya get for saving the life of someone's service animal at your own expense. And I'd still do it again, because? Obviously. But the ex-friend can personally yeet into the sun.

Where would you go for a holiday if it was your last chance to on this earth? A beautiful lake side cottage with a nice sandy beach entrance to said big lake because I am a simple bitch, and if I can't bring both of my dogs, then why would I even want to go tbh.

If you could time travel, where and when would you go? DINOSAURS. I mean is this even a question? I wanna see them dinosaurs.

How would you respond if someone is rude to you or has done you wrong? I shall use the example of when I was yelled out of a fast-food restaurant because of my service dog. Bro literally yelling at me to get out because no dogs. After politely trying to educate this bro about service animals, I left and reported the location to headquarters or whatever you call it. Then I got a free meal out of it as an apology. Now if it's a friend being rude to me........ It's harder for me to stand up for myself don't ask why it's a thing, I am the matt that people stomp all over.

Name one or two other hobbies apart from writing you have. How did you get into them? Playing video games, I have always loved gaming and it's a coping mechanism of mine. It's something I am actually good at, learning how a new game works and how to play is something I can learn very quickly and with how much I struggle due to learning disabilities, adhd and autism, it means a lot to me to be able to take pride in learning something so fast. AND also art, like, painting and drawing. I'm not great at it but I still enjoy it. It's a pass time, it's relaxing, it's distracting. I mostly got into drawing during school when I got bored as fuck during class so instead of listening to the teacher I'd sit at my desk and draw random shit instead.

#thank you so much for sending all of these in!! #answered asks ; 𝐼 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑐𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 #mun ; 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒

[nikibogwater]

Niki Blethers: Daniel Spellbound first impressions:

I’ve only watched the first episode, so I’m not considering anything I talk about here as Spoiler Territory, but if you want to go in to this show absolutely 100% blind, maybe skip this post.

The short version: Color me intrigued. 

Followers of mine already know that I am a huuuuuuuge fan of the Tales of Arcadia series on Netflix (sans the movie–we don’t talk about the movie), so when I first heard the premise for Daniel Spellbound, it immediately struck me as being in a similar vein as that series.

It’s an urban fantasy following the magical misadventures of a teenager and a talking pig. What’s interesting about this premise to me is the fact that our main characters start the series already fully aware of and participating in the magical underground that exists beneath New York City. Daniel isn’t some normal kid who discovers this magical world by accident, he’s been living and working in it for years by the time of the first episode. 

Speaking of Daniel, I like him as our main protagonist so far. He’s a quick-thinking, fast-talking, maybe-sorta-rule-breaking kid who has obviously been alone for way too long. He works as a Tracker–someone who hunts down magical artifacts and ingredients for wizards to use in their spells–but he doesn’t take any pride in his work, and even describes magic as “a scam.” Right out of the gate he’s shown to have no qualms about taking even the lowest, most disgusting jobs if it means getting paid (our introduction to him is literally him sticking his arm in a mound of troll crap to retrieve the mushrooms growing inside). But there’s also a quiet warmth to him, which comes out most prominently in his interactions with Hoagie the magical talking pig.

I’m gonna be up front here, when I first saw Hoagie’s design in a promo image, I was SO ready to hate him. Like, I know it’s not fair to hold him to the same standard as Archie the Cat-Dragon from ToA: Wizards, but I couldn’t help it. So I was pleasantly surprised to find that Hoagie….is actually very tolerable. And there is an in-universe reason for the eyepatch, a very dark and traumatic reason that hasn’t been outright stated, but heavily implied. 

Hoagie himself is actually very similar to Daniel, being a little self-centered and extremely sarcastic. I really like the dynamic between the two of them as a result. They butt heads more often than not (Hoagie’s best character moments are when he is just aggressively sassing the ever-living daylights out of Daniel), but their back and forth can be very fun, and it’s really satisfying to see them come out of the first episode as a newly-formed team. 

I can see Hoagie’s character being obnoxious to some (especially since he spends the majority of the first episode being a pain in Daniel’s neck), but I ended up tentatively liking him, and I really like the potential for friendship that has formed between him and Daniel. 

This show’s portrayal of magic is very fun and creative. From a hotdog vendor making duplicates of himself to expand his business reach, to a half-pint witch known for her highly dangerous magical pies and her propensity for holding intense grudges, it really feels like magic in this world is full of infinite possibilities, and not just limited to flashing lights and floating books. 

The magical environments reflect this as well, creating a very cool contrast with the drab and mundane New York City. I especially love the creature design of the trolls in the first part of the episode.

The animation is serviceable. It’s pretty obvious that they were on a tight budget, but that’s not something I hold against them. In fact, I have to commend the animators and directors for their clever management of limited resources. As I said above, the magical environments are extremely creative and even downright breathtaking in some shots. Character animation can be a little weightless from time to time, especially during an action sequences, but if that’s the show’s biggest flaw in terms of visuals, they’re doing pretty good. 

The dialogue can feel a little weird and choppy here and there, but it’s definitely nowhere near as bad as some other shows/movies I’ve seen. 

Overall, I’m interested to see where this series goes. I want to see more of the magical underworld, I want to learn more about Daniel, and I’m eager to see more of him and Hoagie bonding (or just Hoagie sassing him some more, honestly both are good). I don’t want to jump the gun and say it’s great, but from the first episode, I can safely say that it’s got a lot of great potential, enough that I’m going to keep watching and see where they go with that. Depending on how it turns out, I may do a longer and more comprehensive post about the series as a whole, but for now, I can at least say that it is worth checking out and seeing for yourself. 

#niki blethers #semi-review #daniel spellbound #netflix

[bakerjohnny1]

Insulation Vacuum at the Best Level of Expertise

Warmth is something worth being thankful for, correct? It's a particularly good thing amid solidifying winters, windy days or stormy climates. It therefore follows that insulation is something worth being thankful for, as well. All things considered, protected houses and buildings offer cozy, warm spaces, as well as have healthier, cleaner, more soundproofed airs. Additionally, having insulation holds fast to building codes. Why then, would anybody even consider insulation removal with an insulation removal vac?

Why must a man spend on taking out something that must be a gainful part of the office or home?

Here's the reason. It's actual that insulation is great; with the best possible materials and establishment, it must keep going quite a while. Now and again be that as it may, removal is important. The explanations behind insulation removal for the most part are: health risks damaged or infected insulation, dangers with wiring, over insulation, inefficient insulation, insurance issues, upgrades and renovations.

Insulation, particularly in regions, for example, attics and cellars that has been subjected to steady leaks might be damaged after a timeframe. This expands odds of mildew and mold formation that may spread to different parts of the building. Little animals, for example, squirrels, mice and bats may likewise discover their way into damaged insulation, contaminating the material and also creating damage by scratching and nibbling. These joined heighten the risks for disease among the general population inside, hence the requirement for vacuum for insulation removal.

Over insulation happens when the proprietors or builders got a bit too diverted amid establishment, setting as well thick layers that tamper with indoor ventilation. This in itself is inefficient insulation, as massive materials likewise make undesirable air pockets that negate the purpose of an airtight building. There are cases also while protecting material interacts with down lights or electrical wires. At the point when this happens, there are expanded fire risks.

Insulation removal is further expected to ensure proprietors' insurance. Insurance companies don't for the most part pay out for ceiling collapses that haven't been tampered by outside forces. This implies carelessness on the maintenance of the structure. Obviously, removal is likewise done amid renovations and when a proprietor simply needs to redesign the protecting system to a superior one.

There are a few companies or agencies that offer insulation removal vacuum. This job regularly requires proficient services, as insulation removal is neither a simple nor a safe DIY task. There are chances that a man may get sullied by whatever is inside the old insulation, or manage to have everything collapse all of a sudden.

Companies utilize powerful vacuums and other gear not only for removal, but rather to clean the vacant space also. They try to transport and dispose of the grimy, old material in a way that won't imperil anyone. These insulation removal companies are equipped for taking out any kind of protecting material utilized, from fiberglass sheets to sprayed-on foam.

About us:- Protection from anything that might be a peril to life and limb must dependably start things out. So for those with flawed insulation in their buildings or homes, have it checked and if recommended, motivate somebody to perform insulation removal. Along these lines, everything and everybody keeps on getting a charge out of a healthy, comfortable environment.

#insulation removal vac

[ultra-maha-us]

Dog Services and products - Everything You Have to Know

Having animals in the home is challenging; you've got to do good energy in sustaining their excellent health. With this, it is important to bring some natural dog products to help keep them safe and happy. There are plenty of possibilities both on line or at retail outlets. Natural dog maintenance systems are essential particularly when you will find children at home as bad condition of dog may cause a few kinds of epidermis problems. Children are more prone to these kinds of attacks, but there is you should not worry as you will find several types of dog products accessible through which may make the animals healthy and comfortable.

Why Natural Puppy Products:

Natural dog products are essential to steadfastly keep up the animals properly. You can find different varieties of products designed for animals which are accustomed LumyPaw light harness to keep consitently the animals relaxed and healthy. For instance, dog wash is important to help keep parasites, form and tips at bay from pet's skin. Several types of allergens can end up being dangerous for animals and for operator as well. To keep the allergies out, it's excellent to wash pet's coat regularly. Other products like dog beds, eating doll, dog dishes GPS tracker and crates are essential for the pets.

Where to Buy:

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Euphoria [4]

bad boy jungkook x librarian yn

Jungkook was used to getting what he wanted. He was handsome, disgustingly so, and he knew how to flirt his way in (and out of) danger. He lived for and with his brothers. He didn't know anything but his found family. Still, happening upon you was one of the best decisions he ever made.

Now... How to make you realize that your life was missing him as much as his had been missing you.

(angst / yandere / smut / gore / fluff)

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author’s note: jimin’s pov lol. it’s kinda dark, so read at ur own caution! note the tags!

tw: trauma, suicide mention, (accidental) animal cruelty, drug use and abuse mention, obsession, assault, murder, rape implication, yandere behavior, stalking

Chapter 4 - ‘Observation’

- Jimin’s POV -

Jungkook is a creature of habit. 

Nobody knows this as well as his two best friends. 

Now, Taehyung would be fine leaving Jungkook to his devices. He would trust that Jungkook would have good enough discernment to not behave in a way that would draw unnecessary attention to their trio.

He never takes the girls he escorts up on their offers of free service, because he knows their bosses would break his fucking knuckles. He’s never late, and he doesn’t usually have to do more than growl at the Johns because he’s so big and they’re scared of him. The girls love him because he doesn’t talk to them nastily - he doesn’t really talk much at all. The one time he actually had to kick somebody’s ass, it was because the John hit one of the girls outside of the parameters of their arrangement. She came down with a busted lip and a ripped dress. He went up, broke his fingers and took her to AE.

The point is: he wouldn’t do anything that could potentially hurt their family. And, usually, he wouldn’t.

That behavior was reserved for the eldest of the three - Jimin. He was impulsive. He knows that. He’s working on it, alright? It’s just that things happen, and he loses his cool, and it just ends up that people, you know, end up hurt. He doesn’t deny his impulsivity - he doesn’t shuck responsibility for his actions. He just has an excuse.

And his excuse for being out of the house at six in the morning in the middle of winter?

YN.

Taehyung told him not to, he warned Jimin that he would get on Jungkook’s bad side, but he ignored his advice, because what the fuck does that even mean? Jungkook doesn’t have a bad side when it comes to Jimin. He loves him. He could never stay angry. So, he followed him. Of course he did. Why wouldn’t he, when Jungkook is his as much as he is Jungkook’s?

If Taehyung was in the same situation, he would have the same attitude. There were no secrets between them, so of course he was curious as to why the other man refused to come home.

Initially, he thought he was doing drugs. They dabbled, obviously. Coke, a little Molly, perc-30s sometimes when they wanted to really let loose. But the three men were adamant that they wouldn’t ever do anything harder. Jimin’s mom and Taehyung’s older brother were enough to completely put them off that. But, when Jimin watched Jungkook walk out of his family home, perfectly fine and seemingly healthy and obviously not on drugs, he was, understandably, confused.

Because why the fuck is he not at home, if he isn’t doing drugs?

His phone pings on the passenger seat and he shoots it a glance. Taehyung’s name flashes across the screen four times, indicating an incoming call, which is dropped on the other man’s side. He can almost feel the burning sensation in his thighs that is awaiting him when he gets back to their apartment. He shivers in anticipation. His phone vibrates once more with a curtly worded text.

Jimin, quit fucking around and answer the damn phone.

Jimin rolls his eyes at Taehyung’s fussy language. If you miss me, just say that, lover boy.

His phone pings barely a second later. Fuck you. Come home.

Tell me what’s going on with Koo and I will. Dickhead.

Although the three of them don’t have secrets, sometimes they keep things on the low for a while. This, apparently, is one of those times. Jimin is the one being kept out of the loop, so whatever it is is bad enough that it would warrant Jimin’s crazier side.

They ought to have known that would’ve only made him more intrigued.

Jimin throws his phone into the backseat, annoyed all over again, and turns his eyes back to the dreaded house on the hill that Jungkook had spent the first fifteen years of his miserable life. Jimin hated this house so fucking much. Its perfect white paint and pretty foliage in the front yard hid the true monstrous nature of the house. Jungkook had convinced himself that things weren’t that bad - that his mother’s disappearance wasn’t as traumatizing as it was, that his father wasn’t as abusive as he actually was, that his entire family tree wasn’t a grotesque amalgamation of emotional damage and physical violence.

He convinced himself that his mom is living some wonderful life in the Philippines, as if she wasn’t sold off to some touch-starved freak to pay off his dad’s company’s debts. He lies to himself about how badly his father ignored him, starving him of attention and love, because he liked to see his son in pain, because he was a reminder of how little control his dad had left over his life. How his nannies used to pinch and burn him with hot spoons and candles because they could get away with it. How the first time his dad ever showed him an ounce of attention was the day he found the dead rabbit under his bed.

Jungkook never likes to mention how he, himself, was the one to ring the poor thing’s neck.

He told them both that it was an accident, that he was trying to show it love, but his hands were too heavy and he didn’t know how to stop until it stopped moving.

It isn’t as if Jimin’s family was any less fucked up, but Jimin practices radical acceptance where Jungkook throws himself head-first into self-deception. It’s the only way he can live with himself. Taehyung likes to skirt the line between them both. He knows his faults, he’s painfully aware of them, but he doesn’t dwell on things he can’t change.

Of the three, Tae is the most psychologically sound. That doesn’t mean he isn’t bat-shit crazy, however.

Jimin watches Jungkook get into his car and take off down the street. Jungkook would have recognized Jimin’s car a mile off had he taken his own so he had borrowed a car from one of the guys he escorted with. It sounds extreme, but he knows Jungkook would do the same thing for him so isn’t this him showing how much he cares?

He follows the other man at a distance for nearly half an hour until they reach a library of all places. Jimin had heard that Jungkook was trying to study to go back to school and while that was admirable, it didn’t fit. Jungkook wasn’t the type to care about studies. He didn’t give a shit about classes or assignments, and they made more than enough money so it wasn’t like he was missing out of anything.

Jimin decides to go into the library to just see what it was that he was actually doing. If he saw him studying, he would leave him alone. He wouldn’t bother him.

He steps out of the car, shifting his hoodie over his head to hide hid tuft of ostentatiously bright pink hair and he ascends the stairs, nudging open the door as quietly as possible. He looks around and sees Jungkook off in the distance, facing the other way, so he doesn’t have to worry about being seen. He shuffles around the other way, pretending to scan the books on the other side of the library. He watches Jungkook through the cracks in the bookcase. He grabs the nearest book, not paying attention to the title and takes a seat, at a perfect angle to observe but not be seen.

Jungkook has his head down but he isn’t reading. He’s scrawling in his leather journal. The one he found in his Dad’s office when he was cleaning it out after his suicide. Jimin couldn’t see what it was that he was writing but he seemed intent and focused, only looking up to stare off in the distance and to return to the journal with renewed vigor. After a few times of him repeating the same action, looking up and then back down again to write more, Jimin became more intrigued. It didn’t feel like he was just thinking and absent-mindedly glancing around. It seemed as if he were looking at something.

Jimin angles his body a little to try and catch sight of whatever it was that had caught his friend’s attention, and when he sees it, his mouth falls open.

A girl.

She was dainty and small, with a cream blouse and a long denim skirt. She had glasses, but she was cute. Not pretty, or sexy, or stunning - just cute. She had her hair down in two braids, tied at the back of her neck in a bun, and she wore a delicate necklace dangling around her neck. 

Jimin’s brow raises.

Was this what he was wasting his time doing?

No way, Jimin thinks. No fucking way.

For a girl? And one that’s not even especially pretty? Impossible!

But, the longer than Jimin watches him, he realizes that, actually, yes.

It was about her.

It was all about her.

The lost look in his eyes whenever she wasn’t paying attention to him and instead was scanning some books or tapping away on her computer desktop. The visible joy in his expression when they locked eyes, and the private little smile they shared. The way his body would straighten out whenever she would shoot a grin his way. The darkness that filled his eyes whenever her attention was directed at anyone else.

The longer he looked, the more it became clear as day.

He was infatuated with her. And Jimin knows this, because he knows what infatuation looks like.

He wears it like a fucking badge on his chest, and he knows how bad it can get.

He remembers the boys finding him, buck-ass naked in the middle of a high-rise apartment somewhere, high out of his mind because he got fixated on the wrong fucker who wouldn’t let him go.

One of his richer-than-God regulars decided to rent him out for a month and Jimin - emotional Jimin, sensitive Jimin, pathetic Jimin - believed him when he said he would take care of him and his brothers. It didn’t matter that he was only sixteen. It didn’t matter that he ended up doing things that still give him nightmares because he was in love. All that mattered was making his lover happy and keeping his brothers fed.

Of course, it all came crashing down when the guy got a little too fist-happy and beat Jimin within an inch of his life. Reality came swooping in and kicked the teenager in the teeth.

They got their own back, eventually. That’s reason the three of them are in the mess in the first place. The reason they are having to sell ass and push drugs to senseless college students.

They signed a contract and the mangled, toothless, bruised and broken body ended up disappearing.

Flashback to today, and the last thing that Jimin wanted was a repetition of that day.

So, as he stands and puts the book away, he promises to take care of the situation. He knows Jungkook would be angry with him, but what’s he gonna do? Hate him forever?

Jimin pauses for a moment at the doors, contemplating the potential, his brow furrowing.

Nah, he thinks and steps outside. Not possible.

- end - 

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